秋風掃落葉 qiū fēng sǎo luò yè

sweep everything away easily; crush the enemy

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep

Characters

Character Meaning
秋 qiū HSK 3
autumn; fall; harvest time
風 fēng
wind; style; manner
掃 sǎo
to sweep; broom
落 luò HSK 4
to fall or drop; to lower; to lag or fall behind
葉 yè
leaf; surname Ye; page